Excellent Show

Third watch is a great show. It's nice to have something to watch that
isn't
so predicable and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Let's all be
honest...there's a lot of crap on t.v. therefore, third watch is a life
saver 10/10

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36 out of 39 people found the following review useful:

Where is the DVD??

Third Watch is a great show. I have been waiting for so long for it to
become available on DVD! Does anyone know why the DVDs are available in
Japan and not is the U.S.? I don't plan on doing anything on Fridays
because that is Third Watch Night in my house. Even as some characters
leave or die and new ones are introduced, my family has remained loyal
to it. When it was on Mondays, my husband gave up an hr of watching MNF
to watch 3rd Watch. If there is anyone out there who reads this and can
do anything to help bring it to DVD, PLEASE HELP! With so many other
crappy shows out of DVD after a season (uh..Nick & Jessica?) how can
anyone let this show go on this long without releasing it on DVD!?

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33 out of 44 people found the following review useful:

The best

take NYPD Blue and mix it it with ER and some firemen TV show and you'll
get
3rd W. I specially like the politically incorrect characters and how they
complement each other, and the way they treated the 9/11 stuff without
much
patriotism and low punches. The best in US TV nowadays

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17 out of 19 people found the following review useful:

Come Back To Us !!

I loved this show. I lived to watch this show every week. It had
action, compassion, love, hate, thrills, you name it. Why was this show
taken off the air? My god. They leave the soap operas on for years and
years and then you get a wonderful show like this and they take it off.
I don't understand. There was never a dull moment on this show. Always
something going on. I sure wish they would start it up again. It would
be sooooo great. I always wanted Bosco to hook up with Faith. Now that
would have been so great. They had a chemistry going. That let me down
when they did not at least kiss. You know they wanted to...haha Sad in
Louisiana, Linda

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16 out of 20 people found the following review useful:

The show still rules on NBC for 5 seasons and counting on Monday nights

I know I was going to check out the show when I heard John Welles was doing
which his shows are good and I am a fan of Eddie Cibrian (going back to his
days from "The Young and the Restless"), which was another factor to draw me
to watch this show and have to always let shows get time to develop about
the characters, but I was hooked. The actors (besides Eddie and Michael
Beach) I never knew of so it wasn't any big names but they pulled themselves
as this group and it was never amateur.

The first season I liked and it did have a premise about how they all fit
into the premise of the story, and I saw they changed in the second season
where they formatted into taking 1 character each week and the story
revolved around that character for the week so whatever character that
wasn't focused always had something coming up. But it has become more of a
show that I was surprised that lasted longer than I thought. Thank you NBC
to keep this show because as they changed a lot of time slots I thought
maybe this might be the last season (i.e. "Monday Night Football",
"Everybody Loves Raymond", "Ally McBeal" (which it turned out to be the one
that didn't get renewed as it was their last season)and now possibly "CSI
Miami"). And besides its so good that 85% of the show is shot on location in
NY that they have a lot of space to show it and despite what NY went through
after 9/11. But only one thing I'm not over. "Why did they have to kill Alex
Taylor?" Amy Carlson was one of my favorites on the show!!!!!

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18 out of 24 people found the following review useful:

Very good show

I have been a big fan of Third Watch since day one. Though it has had its
ups and downs I will remain loyal to the end, which I hope will not be
anytime soon!
It's tough to see characters come and go on the show, I enjoyed seeing Alex
and Lt. Johnson (both killed off last season), but Sasha Monroe (Nia Long)
makes a great partner for Bosco; not many people can match his kind of
mentality!
Many people will argue that the show does not match the every day realism of
the NYPD/FDNY, but then again, what show does?

I give it a 9/10.

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12 out of 13 people found the following review useful:

intriguing, draws viewer in

Watching THIRD WATCH is like reading a good book I just can't put down.
I'm not one to "get hooked" on programs, like soaps, but THIRD WATCH
got me good! I only wish I'd seen the original airings. I don't want to
miss a single episode of this action packed series. The viewer is drawn
in to the actors' characters causes and effects. The lives of the
characters are deeply affected by their jobs as fire fighters, police
person, or paramedics. The cast are excellent actors and perfect
choices for their characters. It's difficult to pick a favorite
character as all the interactions and relationships are just perfect. I
can't say enough good about this drama, except it's terrible it was
canceled after the 6th season. However, give everyone involved with the
program credit for putting an ending to the series. Knowing the ending
doesn't made a difference with wanting to watch the previous episodes.

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14 out of 17 people found the following review useful:

A Third Watch Fan

I've been a fan of Third Watch for quite a while, as it consists of a very
culturally diverse and talented cast. As an actor myself, I was once
fortunate enough to be an extra on the show and found it to be a most
enjoyable experience, meeting some of the cast who were not only
professional but also very friendly. I'm also a City University of New
York
Campus Peace Officer and find the show to successfully incorporate real
issues within each episode, such as relationship situations (between the
officers of the various departments), personal issues like child care
concerns, marital problems, etc., as well as most of the official
procedures
which the uniformed Officers (Police, Fire & Emergency Medical
Technicians)
utilize in the performance of their duties. The portrayals of the
characters
by the cast is wonderful, as they succeed in bringing each character to 3
dimensional life! You get the feeling that these are real folks you could
actually run into while walking down a New York City street. (Yes, all
their
performances are that good!!) The action in the show is great, combining
the
perfect amount of gritty realism and excitement with (at times), a dash of
humor. I enjoy the show very much & hope it continues to have a nice long
run!! I really like this show and feel that it is the best hour of quality
viewing on televsion. Fantastic work by all the cast and
crew!!

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12 out of 14 people found the following review useful:

Smart, crisp, nailbiter

Third Watch is a fast paced, enjoyable show that I hope will stick around.
I have to agree with another reviewer that NBC has jerked this show around
by moving it around the schedule. What are they going to do in fall
2000--when Monday night football comes back? Anyway, I feel that ER has
run
its course and this show has the makings of picking up the "high
adrenaline
show" mantle and running off with it. Good show!